"El Pañuelo" (English: "The Handkerchief") is a song recorded by American singer Romeo Santos alongside Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 2 September 2022 through Sony Latin as the third single of Santos' fifth studio album Formula, Vol. 3 (2022). The song, a bachata, was written and produced by both performers alongside Diego el Cigala, Alexander Caba, Joaquín Díaz and Ramón Jiménez. It samples and interpolates the 1985 track "No Sé Qué Hacer", performed by Carlos Manuel "El Zafiro".
Chart performance Commercially, "El Pañuelo" entered major market charts including the Global 200, and the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. It peaked at number seven on the PROMUSICAE chart in Spain.
Music video An accompanying music video for "El Pañuelo" filmed at an indoor studio in Los Angeles and produced by Canada and Park Pictures was shared on YouTube upon the record's release.
Personnel Production personnel
Romeo Santos – production, lyrics, composition; vocals, vocal arrangement Rosalía Vila – lyrics, composition, vocal production; vocals, background vocals Mate Traxx – production, composition; drums, synthesizer Alexander Caba – composition; vocal arrangement: guitar Joaquín Díaz – composition; keyboards, piano, bass Juan Abel Martínez – guira, bongos Adán Gómez – bass Eric Rivera – guitar Isiah Parker – synthesizer
Technical personnel
David Rodríguez – mixing Manny Marroquin – mixing Mate Traxx – assistant mix engineer Tom Brick – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for "El Pañuelo" Chart (2022–2023) Peakposition Dominican Republic (SodinPro) 19 Dominican Republic Bachata (Monitor Latino) 8 El Salvador (Monitor Latino) 6 Guatemala (Monitor Latino) 5 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 1 Peru (Monitor Latino) 13 Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino) 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 7 Spain (Billboard) 8
Certifications
Release history + Release history and formats for "El Pañuelo"RegionDateFormatLabelVarious2 September 2022Sony Latin
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